Holder for headed articles



Feb. EH, 1923, i

. W-.Q-M. PARKER HOLDER FOR HEADED ARTICLES Filed Apr.

lP'atented Feb. ill, 'WEE.

WILLIAM reminisce, or rnnnnnsnnne; wnsr VIRGINIA.

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Application mantra 27, 1920; Serial No. 372077.

of whiclrthe following is a specification.

The main. object of my invention is to provide an efficient 1 holder or carrier for screws, nails or other headed articles.

My invention is especially useful in shipping devices such as electric switches where it is desired that screws accompany the switch so-as to behandy for use in putting the swltch 111 position, the screws heretofore having been put loose in the switch casing or in some relatively expensive receptacle. i i a This electric switch art is .referred to merely .as one example of the utility of my device which, it will: be clear lateron, is applicable to many uses where screws, nails or otherheaded articles are involved.

wMy invention consists-primarily in pro: viding a cheap. but efficient holder prefer ably arranged to hold the headed article in a vertical position. i I

Afeature of my invention is a holder hav inga portion to engage the head of the article and thereby hold the latterin po-,

sition. 1

Another feature consists in providing a port1on to engage the head at one side of the article and another portion to engage the opposite side of the article.

Another feature consists in connecting together at intervals the portions between which the article rests so that partitions between the articles are provided.

Another feature is a holder comprising two members attached together at intervals but permitting entrance of the shanks of the headed articles between the two members, the heads engaging one or both of the members to hold the articles in. place.

. Another feature ofiny invention consists in. slitting one of the holding portions to i receive the head of the article and in. the

or other adhesive to the holder so th at the latter maybe held in the desired location.

Other features will be described below.

In the drawing- Fig. 1 is an elevation of a device .embodyin my invention;

*ig. 2 is a section thereof 0 of Figure 1; i i i Fig. 3 is an elevation. of the reverse side. of the strip shown. in Figure 1; a is a section on line i t of Figline 2-2 ure 1;

X Fig. 5 is a plan view of the stripand screws shown in Figure 1; i

Figure 6 is a plan of a modification hereinafter described;

Fig. 7 is a section on line 7-7 of Figure 6 Fig. hereinafter described; y

Fig. 9 is a section on. line 99 of Figure 8; y i I {Figures 10. and 11 are elevations of other desirable forms described below.

As shown in the forms of Figures 1 to my holder consists of two strips of paper A and Battached together by gum or otherwise at intervals as indicated by heavy lines at a, Z), and c. The strips are also perforated at intervals as indicated at, a b and 0 so that any desired, length of strip may be readily torn off it being my idea to have the strips of considerable length originally.

The rear strip A has a relatively large portion of its rear surface gummed as atA so that the portion may be conveniently attached to the wall B of an electric switch casing, for example, which will hold the strips in a vertical position.

In Figures 1 to 5 the front strip B has slits D, E and F extending lengtl'iwise of the strip and I have shown two screws in position, the shanks H being retained in position between the strips A and B, and a portion of the heads K passing through the adjacent slit, the under side of the head engaging; the bottom edge of the slit, thus, holding the screwfrom falling. This method of holding would apply to nails also but in the case of the screw the top edge of the slit in the strip B enters the slit in the head of the screw and thereby furnishes addi' tional means of holding the screw firmly in position. It will be understood that the strips are relatively thin so that between the attached portions they may be readily spread to receive the headed articles. 1

S is an elevation ofa modification In the vform of Figures 6 and 7 the member B at one side of the shank is slitted and the top edge of the slit enters the slit in the head K of the screw H, the member A being also slitted and the top edge of its slit entering the slit in the head K, the members A and B being connected together at intervals as already described in relation to the form of Figures 1 to 5.

In Figures 8 and 9, I illustrate another method of use and in this case the shank of the headed article is held between strips A and B but the bottom of. the head rests upon the top edge of the strip B In Figure 10, I have a holder in one piece having a portion A slitted to receive a portion of the head K and having another portion B which may engage the shank II. This form may be made of paper although for some purposes it might be desirable to make it of cardboard or even stifl'er material. In this form I preferably connect portions A and B together between the articles and perforate the connected portions as in the other forms.

In Figure 11, I show a holder in one piece having a portion A slitted to receive one side of the head K and having another portion B slitted to receive the opposite side of the head. This form may be made of the material described in connection with the form of Figure 10 and may have portions A and B connected together at intervals and perforated as in the other forms.

It will be clear that I have provided a very efiicient and at the same time a very cheap holder which may be made in long strips from which the desired length may be torn off or out off depending on the number of headed articles to be held.

\Vhile it is preferable to attach the holder to some member which will keep the device in a vertical position yet my device will. if otherwise used he oi great value because the headed article will be securely held to the holder and therefore will not be lost and will be readily accessible.

\Vhat I claim is:

1. A holder for headed articles comprising two strips of flexible sheet material attached together at both sides oi an unattached portion, one of the strips at the unattached portion being slit lengthwise of the strip and crosswise oi? the article, the slit being of such size that it will receive the head of the headed article but will prevent movement of said head lengthwise of the strip.

2. A holder for screws comprising two strips of flexible sheet material attached together at both sides of an unattached portion, one of the strips at the unattached portion being slit lengthwise of the strip, the slit being of such size that it will receive the head of the headed article, the upper wall of the slit entering the slit in the head of the screw.

3. A holder for headed articles comprising two strips of flexible sheet material at tached together at intervals and weakened at the attached portions, one of the strips being slitted lengthwise of the strip at the unattached portions and one of the strips being adapted for attachment to a support so as to hold the holder in vertical position.

IVILLIAM M. PARKER.

Witnesses R. FIELDS, HENRY O. RING. 

